Category: Online Reputation

Ray Le Maistre has reported in Light Reading that Coriant is bringing on Shaygan Kheradpir as the company’s new CEO and Chairman of the Board. Coriant is the nation’s leading optical transport vendor.

The Past Shapes Our PresentKheradpir has almost 30 years executive experience in the financial, telecommunications, and financial industries. At Verizon Communications, he was responsible for the debut of the FiOS FTTH telecommunications system. The system required a $20 billion capital investment and launched the company onto the national scene.

Laying a Foundation for the Future

Kheradpir has worked side by side with Coriant’s former CEO, Pat DiPietro, over the last year as Operating Executive at Marlin Equity Partners (MEP). DiPietro will resume his position as Vice Chairman at Coriant and manage the day to day operations at MEP.

MEP is Coriant’s sister equity firm that was responsible for Coriant’s creation. Coriant is a merge of Sycamore Networks, Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) Optical Networks, and Tellabs’ optical department. Kheradpir utilized the year to build relationships with both companies and to prepare for the CEO transition. He credits collaborations with Coriant’s senior management team for his understanding of the company’s needs and vision.

The finalization of the transition of DiPietro and Kheradpir illustrates the successful integration of the two companies.

What the Future May Hold

According to FierceTelecom, Coriant is already shaking up the industry and expanding internationally. The Chinese company Unicorn, BSNL, Telia Sonera International Carrier (TSIC), and NBN in Australia have signed contracts with Coriant.

As customers’ needs and expectations grow, equipment is required to transport Terabytes worth of data and information. The next step will be creating an infrastructure for the growing use of 4G and 5G networks. Kheradpir will be the lead strategist and player in making this happen. Creating cloud infrastructure and data centers are no easy feats. Yet, Kheradpir is uniquely ready for the job.

The Optical Space

Ciena, Huawei, and Cisco will be hot on Coriant’s heels in the fiercely competitive industry of optical transport vending. With a focused group of 500 large customers and carriers, Coriant will continue setting itself apart as it builds upon its $1 billion annual revenue.

Shaygan Kheradpir

Kheradpir worked as a professor at Northeastern University after he earned a doctorate degree from Cornell University in electrical engineering. He entered the communications industry in 1987 after securing numerous patents and working to define universal standards within the computer science field.

When Kheradpir transitioned into high-level executive positions, he led unprecedented national projects. One of the most notable is the implementation of America’s largest communications infrastructure, Verizon’s FiOS network. The project propelled Verizon into the millennium and left behind its days as a regional player. In 2007, CIO Magazine named Kheradpir to their Hall of Fame.

Kheradpir is sure to bring his innovative strategies and thinking to Coriant. It seems inevitable Coriant will be changed for the better.

When it comes to business owners rising to success, Darius Fisher is at the top of the list. Fisher is president and co-founder of Status Labs, an online reputation management firm. In a recent interview with Small Business Forum, Fisher discusses what has motivated him to success. According to Fisher, taking a chance and leaping into entrepreneurship is what worked for him. As a copy-writer and political consultant before co-founding Status Labs, Fisher dreamed of owning his own business and being free to travel. He also suggests letting go of the things that are not helping your business grown. Streamlining a business is the best way to do this.

A graduate of Vanderbilt, Fisher started out working as a litigation support executive helping law firms and corporations with all the logistics of litigation. Later he worked as a political consultant especially on the campaign of retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Colonel Charlie Brown in 2008. He moved on to something else that would help him in his success with Status Labs: copy-writing. Working with a marketing firm, Fisher did copy-writing for Agora Publishing affiliates.

According to Huffington Post, his work with Status Labs has bounced Fisher up to the top of successful business owners. It has not been an easy road, however, with some reputation problems of their own. A former executive had some bad press about things unrelated to Status Labs. However, the firms proactive steps for improving their image has worked out. Under the direction of Fisher, Status Labs has shown itself to be an honest, trustworthy company their clients can be proud to be associated with.

Fisher has been featured in several publications including Dujour, The Daily Beast, The New York times and the New York Post. He has also been asked to speak at several marketing conferences such as the Impact 15 in Las Vegas. Given his marketing expertise and success in business, Fisher has also published articles on success and preventing employee turnover. Part of keeping a business running is keeping employees up to date and happy, considering how expensive replacing employees is. Status Labs and Darius Fisher seem to be having continued success.